James eckleb



i densed JAMES EGKLER, OF CATSKILL, NENV YORK;

SPARK-ARRESELEIR..`

I Speciication o-f Letters Patent No. 2,808, ydated. :October 7, 1842.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES ECKLER, of Catskill, in the county of Greeneand State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Modeof Arrestingand Extinguishing Fire-Sparks Proceeding from the Furr naces ofLocomotive Engines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a fulland exact description.

4The nature of my invention consists in attaching to, and enveloping orsurrounding the smoke pipe or chimney with a sheet iron shell or casewith screws attached inside, also surrounding the pipe, and above it,Aand also the insertion of pipes or tubes rinto and around t-he chimney,through which the sparks necessarily rush and fall to the bottom of theshell or case, either immediately upon leaving the tubes, or after beingforced through the screen.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention I willproceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to thedrawings hereto annexed, and the model furnished.

The drawings are marked with letters upon the parts and are thusexplained.

A, represents the chimney or smoke pipe, is 16 inches in diameter, untilnear the top, when it is swelled to 18 inches in diameter by the sameheight. This enlarged top is perforated with holes 3 inches in diameter,into which are inserted tubes of the same diameter, 6 inches in length,of sheet iron, as is also the chimney. The sparks being forced up thechimney, (which is closed at the top) are driven outward and slightlydownward through the pipes marked D, falling to the bottom of the shellB. A portion of the sparks are forced through the screen C, and alsofall to the bottom of the said shell, being extinguished bythe consteamfrom the exhaust pipes, (marked K, and traced with red ink on thedrawing).

B, represents the outer covering or shell completely surrounding thechimney and rising one foot above its top at its extreme height. Thisshell is of sheet iron, 4 feet in diameter and gradually diminishes to22 inches near the bottom where it is fastened to the chimney, the lowerpart of this shell being the depository for` the extinguished sparks.The top of this shell is tightly covered from the letters m, to n, toprevent the escape of the sparks which are forced through the screen C.y

C, represents a screen of wire or perforated sheet iron within the shellB, intended to break olf the force of the sparks as they rush throughthe pipes D. This screen is fastened to the shell by means of braces L,and is about equidistant from t-he shell and the ends of the pipes, itis sufficiently coarse to admit the passage of line sparks, but is oftine texture on the top from n to o, so lno sparks can escape, while itfurnishes assistance to the draft of smoke.

D, &c., are the pipes before mentioned, about 6 inches long and 3 inchesin diameter. The sparks arrested in their upward course by the closingof the top of the pipe A, are forced through these pipes D, against thescreen C, when they fall to the bottom of the shell either before orafter passing through the screen which is open at the braces L, thecondensed steam in the shell extinguishing the sparks.

E, represents the head of the boiler of a locomotive engine. F, showsthe ends of the cylinders of the same.

G, are the steam chests. These three last are merely drawn to show theconnection and relative positions of the improvement for which LettersPatent are claimed` h, is an aperture through the case or shell, throughwhich the extinguished sparks are removed daily, or as occasion mayrequire.

7c, are the exhaust pipes from the cylinders conducting the steam intothe chimney A.

L, are brads attached to the lower edge of the screen, and the shell forthe support of the screen C.

From m, to n, is the top of shell B, and is tight to prevent the passageof sparks, which have been driven into the space between the screen C,and the shell B. From o, to n, is the top of the screen, and is madesufficiently ne or close, to prevent the escape of sparks, while itadmits of the passage of air and smoke. From O to the head or top of thechimney (4 inches) is an open space for draft and smoke.

What I claim as my invention is- The manner in which the pipes D, areplaced in the chimney giving direction to the sparks and, in combinationtherewith, attaching the screens to the outside shell as set forth, soas to produce the eect of ar- &

resting the sparks causing them to be eX- tinguished, and to fall to thebottom of the shell or outside case, from Which they can be readilyremoved, and I claim the right to use for such screens either Wire orperforated metal, and to vary the proportions of any 0r all suchimprovements as dierent cases may require, Without variation of theprinciples of such improvements.

JAMES ECKLER.

Witnesses:

JAs. D. PIGKING, J Amis HICKoF-F.

